Where does “pewful” come from?
pewful (English) comes from English Pew, from Welsh ap, from Welsh fab, from Welsh mab, from Old Welsh map, from Proto-Brythonic mab, from Proto-Celtic makʷos, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱwos — to raise, increase; long.
pewful (English): An amount sufficient to fill a pew
Definitions
- An amount sufficient to fill a pew
Ancestry of “pewful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Pew | — |
| 2 | Welsh | ap | A patronymic indicator; son of |
| 3 | Welsh | fab | Soft mutation of mab |
| 4 | Welsh | mab | boy, son, infant, child , minor, youth;... |
| 5 | Old Welsh | map | — |
| 6 | Proto-Brythonic | mab | son |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | makʷos | son |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |